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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease which generally affects the lungs. Many homeless shelters, employers, and volunteer organizations require routine testing. If a skin test is positive, it's called a positive PPD and is frequently followed up with a chest x-ray and sometimes other tests. The CDC website has some client educational information if you're interested in learning more about TB, including testing & treatment information (link).

Long-term Primary Care

Community Primary Care Medical Centers
If a client is enrolled in a primary care medical center, then they can usually get TB testing through them. Asian Health Services, La Clinica, Lifelong, Native American, Tri-City, etc. These centers often help clients sign up for insurance if they don't have any or are sliding scale.Private Sources of Primary Care
Clients may be enrolled in other health centers like Kaiser, Sutter, University Health Services, or a private practice which provide TB testing. These sources of primary care often have requirements such as already having insurance, charge subscription fees, require clients to be a student if it's a university health center, or only accept out-of-pocket payments.

By location

Alameda County

TB skin test

Berkeley Free Clinic (website). Call-in for a same day appointment. Weekday waitlist opens at 5:45pm (5:30pm for homeless clients) with appointments scheduled between 7pm-8:45pm. Open MWTF. On Saturdays the waitlist opens at 1pm and appointments are scheduled between 1pm - 5pm. Check website for Tuesdays and holidays. Free.

Healthcare for the Homeless (website) has free TB testing throughout Alameda County. (510) 532-1930. Usually Tuesdays, 1-3 in Oakland.

Eastmont Catch-up Clinic, run by ACPHD, (Info Here) offers FREE TB testing (I think only for kids) every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 1-3 pm. 510-577-7080, 6995 Foothill Blvd., #200, Oakland. Walk-ins only, limited spots. There is very little information about this clinic. I would recommend that a person use it only if they live nearby so they don't waste their time.

TB chest x-ray

Alameda

Berkeley

Carbon Health. (510) 686-3621. Dr Seth Kaufman has told me that if we send clients to him who have been vaccinated for TB and if they say they are from the Berkeley Free Clinic, that they will do an XRay only visit for $75, read the results and give them to the client.

Livermore

Oakland

Highland Hospital Same Day Clinic! Call 510-437-8500 at 6 am, tell operator you tested positive for TB at BFC and would like to schedule an appointment with a physician. Financial counseling will be done on site.